You never have to go far to find good food and drinks in Sydney. Usually, cafes serving breakfast menus start opening at 6:00 a.m. and it is served until 11:00 a.m., or occasionally all-day. Orders for lunch start at about noon and continue until around 3:00 p.m. Orders for dinner start from 5:30 p.m. Provided here are what you need to know about the fabulous dining and unwinding venues around the city.

Dine

Sydney is an amazing multi-cultural city. The range of food out there is wide and not necessarily expensive.

Try out a “yum cha” in Chinatown. It is an entire meal comprising of many small dishers. While in Chinatown, you could also try dining out at the Haymarket area.

The most inexpensive Thai restaurants are located in Newtown’s King Street in the Inner West.

Eat Italian in one of the restaurants in Leichhardt’s Norton Street in the Inner West, or in Stanley Street in East Sydney (a short walk from the Central Business District).

Try authentic Spanish dishes in the city’s Liverpool Street, and have a bite of Portuguese cuisine in Petersham in the Inner West.

Eat Indian in one of the many restaurants in the Outer West suburb of Parramatta, or try some Nepalese food in Glebe Point Road in the Inner West.

Have some Sucuklu, Pastirmali, and other Turkish delights in Enmore Road in Enmore, South King Street in the Inner West.

Try Lebanese cuisine in Cleveland Street in South Sydney, such as Baba Ghanouj, Lahem Begin, and Baclawa.

Eat Vietnamese in and around Cabramatta, which is easily accessible by train.

Visit the Fish Markets in Darling Harbour.

You can also eat at some of Sydney’s finest restaurants in the city.

Wine

Nightlife venues in Sydney are concentrated in particular areas.

The pubs of Southern Beaches are the watering hole of backpackers and fellow budget travelers.

Irish pubs have certainly taken Sydney by storm. These are concentrated in the Rocks area of the city, and are especially popular every March 17, St. Patrick’s Day.

Business pubs cater to the city crowd like lawyers, financiers, and power brokers. These pubs are very busy every Friday night when the city workers are let loose for the week.

The large nightclubs are located in the Darling Harbour area.

The city’s immense gay scene is concentrated in Darlinghurst.

Sydney’s college students drink in the Inner West, while the city’s young crowd can be found in North Sydney.